Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.
Eleanor Wilson
1827 - 1914 (86 years) Has 4 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.-
Name Eleanor Wilson Nickname Nelly Birth Jun 1827 Haywood Co, NC (now Macon Co, NC) 
Gender Female _UID 3C0D898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400006E26 Death 9 Apr 1914 Macon Co, NC Person ID I11694 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Jun 2025
Father Wilson, b. Placeholder d. Macon Co, NC Mother ?, b. Placeholder d. Macon Co, NC _UID 2FD869F43C131544B52288F6AC67672500FD Family ID F34471 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Joseph B Mason, b. 1823/1824, Haywood Co, NC (now Macon Co, NC) d. 1880/1900, Macon Co, NC (Age 76 years)Marriage 18 Apr 1846 Macon Co, NC _UID 97FDB083823E8D49B688F8984ACE867E47AB Children 1. William C Mason, b. 18 Aug 1847, Macon Co, NC d. 4 Nov 1934, Macon Co, NC (Age 87 years)2. Elizabeth A Mason, b. 1848/1849, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 32 years)3. Sarah Caroline Mason, b. 1851/1852, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 29 years)4. John T Mason, b. 1853/1854, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 27 years)5. Jeptha Calloway Mason, b. 1854/1855, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Macon Co, NC (Age > 16 years)6. Nancy J Mason, b. 1857/1858, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1876, Macon Co, NC (Age > 19 years)7. Mary M C Mason, b. 1859/1860, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 21 years)8. Joanna Mason, b. 1861/1862, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 19 years)9. James A Mason, b. 14 Jun 1866, Macon Co, NC d. 4 Nov 1955, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 89 years)10. Theodocia E Mason, b. 1867/1868, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC (Age > 13 years)11. Joseph B Mason, b. 1870/1871, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Macon Co, NC (Age > 30 years)Family ID F5927 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Check to see if she is a child of John and Elizabeth Wilson.
First son and first daughter are William and Sarah, named for Mason's parents. 2nd son and daughter are John and Elizabeth, named for Eleanor's parents? Makes sense, but is it correct?
!MARRIAGE:18 Apr 1846 Macon Co, NC Joseph B. MASON & Nelly WILLSON, J.K. GRAY, Clk;
!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Tennessee Valley # 598/610
Joseph Mason 25 Labourer $- Macon
Eleanor 22
William C. 3
Elizabeth A. 1;
!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Cowee District # 732/748
Joseph Mason 34 Ditcher $0/150 Macon
Nelly 28 SC
William C. 13 Macon
Elizabeth A. 10
Sarah C. 8
John T. 6
Jeptha C. 5
Nancy J. 2;
!CENSUS:1870 Macon Co, NC Nantahala pg 435B # 38/39
J. MASON, 46 Farmer 200/200 NC
Cornelia, 45
William, 21
John T. 16
Caloway, 14
Nancy J. 12
K. (f) 10
Joanna, 8
Jarvis C. 5
Theodicia, 2;
!CENSUS:1880 Macon Co, NC Cowee pg 547C
Joseph B. MASON Self M M W 56 NC/NC/NC
Elendar MASON Wife F M W 56 NC
Mary M. C. MASON Dau F S W 19 NC
Ellen J. MASON Dau F S W 17 NC
J. L. A. MASON Son M S W 14 NC
Theadocia E. MASON Dau F S W 12 NC
Joseph B. MASON Son M S W 9 NC;
!CENSUS:1900 Macon Co., NC Nantahala # 68/71 (dim)
Joseph B. Mason head Dec 1869 30 M 8 NC-NC-NC
Mary? wife Jul 1872 28 M 8 4-4 NC-NC-TN
Judson G. son Jan 1883 7
Flossia A. dau Feb 1895 5
Luther A. son May 1897 3
Felix son Sep 1899 9/12
Nellie mother Jun 1827 73 Wd 1-1 NC-NC-SC;
!CENSUS:1910 x
!NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) -
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/wright/documentation/Mason_Nelly_Wilson_(1827-1914)_Death_Certificate.jpg
- !NOTES:Check to see if she is a child of John and Elizabeth Wilson.